Cadet Blue (Blue)

#7E9CB0

RGB: 126, 156, 176

Color OverviewHEX #7E9CB0

#7E9CB0 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #7E9CB0 is composed of 49% red, 61% green, and 69% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 204°, saturation of 24%, and lightness of 59%.

HEX

#7E9CB0

RGB

126, 156, 176

HSL

204°, 24%, 59%

HSV

204°, 28%, 69%

CMYK

28%, 11%, 0%, 31%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #7E9CB0 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #7E9CB0 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #7E9CB0 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #7E9CB0

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #7E9CB0 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.89 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #7E9CB0 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.27 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #7E9CB0;
}

.element {
  color: #7E9CB0;
  background-color: #7E9CB0;
  border-color: #7E9CB0;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#7E9CB0] text-[#7E9CB0] border-[#7E9CB0]">
  Content styled with #7E9CB0
</div>